List electric guitars

Some electric guitars , became as famous as the Guitariste S which use them and are from now on emblems of the music Rock or Blues. Their owners or the discs where they appear marked the history of the instrument. Generally, they result from the two American giant marks Fender and Gibson.

Fender

the Fender Stratocaster of Eric Clapton are certainly among the electric guitars most mythical. Its Strats " Brownie " (Sunburst 1956) and " Blackie " (composite of several models, primarily 1956 and 1957, and sold in 2004 nearly a million Dollars with the profit of its detoxification center " Crossroads"), are closely associated with the career of most famous of the guitarists of blues. It used them in the Seventies and Eighties, before Fender does not manufacture a model with its name.
Hank Marvin, the guitarist of the Shadows, acquired first Stratocaster delivered in Europe, a model Fiesta Red of 1958 which became an icon and generated the explosion of the sales of the model in this color in Europe. Today still, this color symbolizes with it only the beginning of the 60 ' S, in reference to Marvin, which was seen also allotting a model of Stratocaster to him bearing its name.
David Gilmour, guitarist of Pink Floyd, has two rare models Custom Color (one white is broken and other blue) of 1954, of which the legendary guitar carrying serial number 0001, although it is absolutely not the produced first. One says that the model Fiesta Red of the same year, offered by Leo Fender to the guitarist Pee Wee Crayton, also carried serial number 0001.
George Harrison played with the Beatles on Stratocaster of 1961, at the origin of color Daphne Blue (just like that of John Lennon). It named it " Rocky" , and it was revarnished and decorated by its care, in colors psychedelic.
Of the musicians like Stevie Ray Vaughan, Rory Gallagher or Buddy Holly also used of Stratocasters remained famous.
In France, the " L" series; of - m, or Stratocasters of Jean-Pierre Danel, Miss Daisy, a rare model of 1954, and the Marchioness, a model of 1956, are well-known.

Gibson

Of the American manufacturer Gibson, one will be able in particular to quote " Lucille" (cf: Manga Beck, Harold Sakuishi), Gibson ES 355 of BB King or Gibson 335 of Chuck Berry.

BC Rich

One notes, in the style of B.C. Very particular Rich, and especially very metal, celebrates it Warlock, which was during a certain time the instrument of Mick Thompson of the group Slipknot, that of Nikki Sixx, bass player of Mötley Crüe, and that of very known Kerry King of Slayer.

Various famous guitars

Kramer of Eddie Van Halen is also symbolic system of the Hard rock and remains a typical image associated with this music.
the " Special Red " of Brian May, guitarist of Queen, was ridden of all parts by this last and his father by manufacturing the body starting from an old chimney offered by a friend. The sound of this guitar is particular since it is single, and he represents one of the immediately recognizable characteristics of the group.

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